WINGS AGREE TO TERMS WITH GOALIE BRANDON MILLER ON ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have agreed to terms with Goalie Brandon Miller for a one-year agreement, pending league approval. Brandon Miller was named to the NLL All-Pro Second Team last season. He appeared in 15 games and compiled 556 saves while only allowing 12.12 goals per game. Miller reached a career milestone by recording…
With one third of the 2014 season now over, the Buffalo Bandits (5-1) are the team to beat in the Eastern Division. The Bandits are firing on all cylinders and have a five game win streak to show for their efforts. Heading into their Week 7 showdown against the Rochester Knighthawks (3-2) Saturday at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, Buffalo will look to increase their commanding lead in the…
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a pair of transactions. The first of which is the acquisition of defender Bill Hostrawser from the Vancouver Stealth. The second is the release of defenceman Stephen Hoar. To obtain the gritty Hostrawser, the Rock parted with a 3rd round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft and a 4th round selection in the 2015 NLL Draft. Hostrawser was originally selected by the Stealth in…
Check out the top plays of the week in the National Lacrosse League. Might Casey Powell be making an appearance?
Vancouver newcomers shining in the midst of team slump, Philadelphia’s Thul continuing his scoring touch, Rush rookies remaining undefeated, and Dillon Ward getting the Mammoth back on track highlight the recent NLL rookie action. Despite suffering a pair of losses over the weekend, Vancouver’s B.C. rookie tandem of Tyler Digby and Cody Bremner continued their stellar play. In a 17-12 Friday night loss to Toronto, the duo mirrored each…
In the last two seasons the Rochester Knighthawks have won the Champion’s Cup while playing excellent defense and managing to score just enough to get past their opponents. They have, in fact, scored just 20 goals between the last two Champion’s Cup games combined, against just 16 goals surrendered. This past weekend’s Super Bowl seemed to indicate that defense is more important than offense, but that doesn’t necessarily translate from…
The more things change, the more things stay the same: Adam Jones once again holds the lead in points, this week with 40; he is tied however with teammate, John Grant Jr. In second and third spots are Wings teammates, Jordan Hall and Kyle Buchanan with 36 and 35 points, respectively. Jones continues the lead in goals with 25. Rhys Duch takes second place with 18, followed by Grant Jr….
On June 27, 2013 the Stealth organization once again shocked fans with the announcement that they would be moving the franchise from Everett, WA to Langley B.C. There were rumors and speculation leading up to the move, that the team was on borrowed time. With a sweet deal in place that their current home Comcast Arena could not match, it was a no brainer for the organization. With the move…
The most anticipated game in the National Lacrosse League was exactly as advertised as the two-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks entered the home turf of the undefeated Edmonton Rush. Aaron Bold and Matt Vinc supplied outstanding goaltending, both defences smothered and made life very uncomfortable for the offences, the intensity and nastiness was at a perfect level and when the guys on offence were able to get the ball by…
The Edmonton Rush are still undefeated at 5-0 as they defeated their toughest test yet defeating the Rochester Knighthawks 8-7 in overtime. We were on scene for the game and caught up with some players after the overtime thriller. Mark Matthews Cory Conway Cody Jamieson